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Embedded Software Engineer Intern - Winer 2027

Skydio· R&D
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Hybrid (San Mateo, California, United States)$47/hrInternPosted 4d ago

About the role

Internship position focused on developing embedded firmware for Skydio drones and accessories, working across bare metal, RTOS, embedded Linux, and Android platforms with close collaboration with hardware and software teams.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement the embedded software that runs on the drone and accessory product lines
  • Characterize, integrate, and validate key subsystems (e.g. cameras, radios, flight controllers)
  • Bring up and debug new hardware
  • Write interfaces and drivers for sensors, cameras, and other devices

Qualifications

  • Practical experience writing firmware/embedded code for a physical device
  • Proficiency with C++ within embedded systems
  • Proficiency with Python for testing, experimentation, and tools development
  • Ability to write clean code with appropriate abstraction boundaries
  • Ability to read schematics and use debugging equipment (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, multimeter)
  • Ownership in digging into complex problems
  • Bonus: embedded Linux userspace and kernel development
  • Bonus: knowledge of debugging systems at ARM assembly code level

Skills

Required:Firmware / embedded developmentC++PythonReading schematics and debugging hardware
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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